Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

Sprint Spectrum L.p.

Kay Ellen Mitchell

Kenneth James Aubuchon

Daniel Christopher Wieschhaus

Kevin Michael Fallis

Peter Tarlos

Stephan Dwayne Thomasee

Zbigniew Mastylo

Andrea Lyn Ehlers

Benjamin David Kimminau

Stephen Dwayne Thomasee

Christopher Edwin Warren

Anthony Earl Johnson

John G Miller

Walter J Clark

Steven C Geurin

Kenneth K Muiruri

Kenneth D Severson

Ala Isam Al-Fuqaha

A method and data structure for monitoring the progression of a configuration transaction through a communications network is provided. The method includes creating an audit trail associated with the switch-transaction progression, iteratively updating the audit trail incident to an occurrence of a designated transaction-processing substep without overwriting previously stored data, and processing the audit trail so that it is available for access via a user interface. Historical data tracking the configuration transaction's process is preserved rather than overwritten.

Tracking switch transactions in a communications-networking environment

A system for populating a telecommunications switch with data for call processing is provided. The system includes a map of a transaction and a component operable to process the map. The map of the transaction has commands to be sent to provision at least one telecommunications switch. The transaction commands include at least some parent and child commands. The child commands have processing that is dependent on one or more related parent commands. The map identifies dependencies between the child commands and related parent commands. The component is operable to process the map such that the parent commands that have dependent child commands are communicated to the appropriate telecommunications switches before the dependent child commands.

System and method for managing network switch transaction dependencies

Managing audit tables that track switch transactions in a communications-networking environment

The present invention is directed to a method and system for use on a computer for the automated generation of commands or other data to populate tables of a database. The automated generation process of the present invention entails separating business logic from device specific logic, defining the organization of incoming data, identifying and setting default data parameters, defining the format for the output data, and implementing the command generating object oriented classes in program source code, to generate device specific commands.

Method and system for separating business and device logic in a computing network system

A method, apparatus, and medium are provided for assigning indexes to a set of index-based resources. The method includes providing an index-based-resource manager (IBRM), requesting one or more indexes to be allocated to a desired number of resources, directing the request to the IBRM, identifying indexes available to be allocated, and allocating the identified indexes to be associated with the one or more resources. The present invention also contemplates transactional processing, enabling deallocation and querying of indexes.

Managing resource indexes in a networking environment

A system and method for automatically providing real-time transaction-progression status updates in a telecommunications-networking environment are provided. The transaction requires several substeps to complete. As these substeps are completed, statuses corresponding to the completions are sent to one or more user interface. An embodiment of the method includes receiving a transaction that involves performing multiple subprocesses, generating a set of status indicators as the various subprocesses complete, and dynamically broadcasting the indicators to multiple devices (or a single device).

Method and system for automatically providing network-transaction-status updates

A method and system for identifying switch and trunk-group combinations and updating switches, or other components, required to implement a dial plan is provided. The method includes receiving a source network-element identifier and a destination network-element identifier. A range of NPA-NXX codes are received and all available communications pathways between the first network element and the second network element upon which data bound for the one or more NPA-NXX codes can be routed are automatically identified. Profile information associated with the destination network element is retrieved, and, without user intervention, a routing update command is automatically generated that configures the transmitting network element to route data bound for the NPA-NXX codes across the identified communications pathways.

Method and system for automatically routing a dial plan through a communications network

Tracking switch transactions

Method and system for managing resource indexes in a networking environment

A method and system for efficiently and accurately processing dependent telecommunications-switch transactions is provided. A subset of tables is identified that will be affected by processing each transaction. The subset is referenced to determine which tables to query. A dependency manager associates an order identifier with each transaction and subcomponent thereof. The respective order identifiers are updated as transactions are processed. When the order identifier updates to a 'ready' status, the dependent transaction can be executed.

Transaction dependency manager

A computer program that automatically creates call routing data files for setting up call routing in a new telecommunications switch ( ) or for adding a new MSA to an existing switch. The computer program broadly comprises a code segment for receiving NPAs and NXXs for an area such as an MSA; a code segment for receiving information differentiating local calls from long distance calls for at least some of the NPAs and the NXXs in the area; and a code segment for analyzing the NPAs, the NXXs, and the information differentiating local calls from long distance calls and for automatically creating at least some of the call routing for calls originating in the area.

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Kansas City, MO, United States of America

Kay Ellen Mitchell